Phytolaccaceae

Translingual

Etymology

Phytolacca +‎ -aceae

Proper noun

Phytolaccaceae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – pokeweeds and close relatives.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order

Hyponyms

• (family, sensu stricto): Agdestidoideae, Phytolaccoideae - subfamilies
  • Agdestis; Anisomeria, Ercilla, Phytolacca - genera
• (family, sensu lato): genera above, plus Achatocarpus, Phaulothamnus (now in Achatocarpaceae); Barbeuia (now in Barbeuiaceae); Gisekia (now in Gisekiaceae); Gyrostemon (now in Gyrostemonaceae); Lophiocarpus (now in Lophiocarpaceae); Microtea (now in Microteaceae); Stegnosperma (now in Stegnospermataceae) - genera

  Gallesia, Hilleria, Ledenbergia, Monococcus, Petiveria, Rivina, Schindleria, Seguieria, Trichostigma - genera now in Petiveriaceae

References

• Phytolaccaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phytolaccaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Phytolaccaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Phytolaccaceae at APWeb